O.k., I have gotten advise from folks on the board and Alan. I am now down to making final decisions regarding my new HT setup (not new equipment, just new location), and am obsessing. Here are my last questions:
Do any of the in/on-wall speakers Axiom sells work as surround and/or back speakers? If so, is there a noticeable difference in quality from the QS8s? If possible, I am considering among the following options:
1.A 5.1 setup with QS8s.
2.A 7.1 setup with QS8s.
3.A 5.1 setup with in/on-wall speakers as the surrounds.
4.7.1 setup with in/on-wall speakers as the surrounds and back.
5.7.1 setup with QS8s as surrounds and in/on-wall as backs.
In each case, the location of the speakers would be pretty close to what is recommended by Bose and Alan in his article. The thing that would be most "off" is the fact that the the left surround will be at a bit of a distance from the main seating area.
Frankly, my preference is option 4 or option 3, if they would give a good sound quality. (If that is an option, my next question would be how the trade-up works, as I already own 2 QS8s that are about three years old.)
To the extent it matters, the rest of my equipment is the EP350, VP150, and the M60s.
Thanks in advance for your further thoughts.
